Plausibly Exogenous [1578] - Ambient Pollution (05/29/2024)

LHS Variable
Worker-level output

RHS Variable
Air pollution

Source of Exogenous Variation
Ambient fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution is severe but significantly variable, largely due to exogenous atmospheric ventilation.

- He, Liu, and Salvo (2019), “Severe air pollution and labor productivity: Evidence from industrial towns in China”